Christmas cupcake with pumpkin, nuts and cranberries

To prepare this fragrant, juicy and very tasty cake, we need the following products: wheat flour of the highest grade, natural pumpkin and apple puree (without sugar), butter (fat content of at least 72%), egg proteins, cranberries (fresh or frozen), purified walnuts, granulated nuts, orange zedra, an aligned -liner. dough and food soda, salt, vanillin. From aromatic additives, I use spices in ground form: cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and ginger. For the glaze, which we will then cover the finished Christmas cupcake, take orange juice, sugar and powdered sugar.

Immediately turn on the oven at 180 degrees. In a separate bowl, we sift 450 grams of wheat flour of the highest grade, add 1 teaspoon of baking powder and baking soda, as well as spices — cardamon, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and a pinch of vanillin. Mix everything thoroughly and sift again through a small sieve. Dry mixture for cupcake is prepared.

Then slightly fry the peeled walnuts (so they will be even more fragrant) and chop them with a knife in large pieces. You can use any other nuts that you like more.

We sort the berries, mine and well dry with paper towels or towel. If you use frozen cranberries, let it thaw.

We start preparing the dough for the Christmas cake. In a large bowl or bowl we put 110 grams of soft butter (take it out of the refrigerator in a few hours) and add 300 grams of sugar.

We rub oil with sugar for several minutes, and then add 3 egg protein.

Beat everything together until sugar crystals are almost completely dissolved, and the mass itself will not become airy and magnificent. I whipped with a mixer at the highest speed of 7 minutes. Then we add the crushed orange zest (from one large orange) and continue to beat the mixture for another 3 minutes. Council: it is advisable to rub the zest with sugar before mixing it with oil. In this case, crystals will serve as a kind of abrasive and essential oils from the zest will be released to the maximum.

The result is a magnificent, delicate, smooth and very fragrant mass.

Add a dry spicy mixture from step 2 to it and interfere with a spoon or spatula.

When the flour is completely moisturized, it is time to add two types of mashed potatoes — pumpkin and apple. By the way, they can easily be prepared at home: we bake the pumpkin slices in the oven until soft, then wipe through a sieve or pierce using a submersible or stationary blender. Apple is similarly prepared, only bake the fruits whole, after a spoon we take out the pulp and grind it. Do not forget that the weight is already indicated in the form of mashed potatoes!

Mix everything until smooth, then add chopped nuts. We intervene them in the dough.

At the end, gently introduce cranberries in the fragrant orange dough so that they do not burst.

That's all, the dough for the Christmas cake is prepared — it's time to bake it.

To do this, take a suitable baking dish and slightly lubricate it with vegetable oil without smell. It can be lubricated with cream, but in this case it is important to additionally sprinkle the shape of wheat flour. We spread the dough into the shape, leaving it with a spoon or spatula.

We prepare in a preheated oven at an average level of 50-70 minutes at 180 degrees. Preparation time depends on the size of the shape and features of the oven. We check the readiness with a wooden skewer or toothpick, which should exit the dry dough.

We let the ready Christmas cups stand in the form of 10 minutes, after which we take it out and let it cool while we will make the glaze.

For the glaze, squeeze the juice from the orange — we need only 70 milliliters.

We pour the juice into a stewpan or a small saucepan, pour 5 tablespoons of sugar there. We boil everything together over medium heat for about 2 minutes after boiling, not forgetting to stir.

Remove the dishes from the stove and cool the orange syrup to a warm (not hot) condition. Then add 5 tablespoons of powdered sugar and mix everything thoroughly until the powder dissolves.

As a result, a thick glaze is moderately obtained.

Warm cupcake pour orange glaze. First, one layer, and when he grabs, the second or third … and until the glaze ends. Let the cups cool completely and you can enjoy.

If desired, you can decorate the Christmas cupcake with cranberries, orange slices. I also decorated Rosemary twigs. Happy holidays, dear friends! Let it always smell of spices and fragrant pastries in your homes.